Hunger in children
In the U. S., 12 million children are hungry.
In the developing world, 20 million low-birth weight babies are born each year. They are at risk for dying in infancy or suffering lifelong physical or cognitive disabilities.
In developing countries, 1 in 10 children dies before his or her fifth birthday. By comparison, in the U.S., 1 child in 165 dies before turning 5 years old.
3/4 of all deaths caused by malnutrition are children under the age of 5.
Each day in the developing world, 24,000 children die from hunger or preventable diseases such as diarrhea, acute respiratory infections or malaria. Malnutrition is associated with over half of those deaths. That is equal to nearly 17 children per minute.
Hungry children are more likely to be ill and absent from school.
Hungry children suffer from 2 to 4 times as many individual health problems, such as unwanted weight loss, fatigue, headaches, irritability, inability to concentrate and frequent colds, as low-income children whose families do not experience food shortages.
36.3 million people (including 13 million children) experience hunger or the risk of hunger This is roughly 12 percent of the 293 million people in the U.S. (July 2004 estimate - Source)
3.3 percent of U.S. households (9.6 million people, including 3 million children - based on a U.S. population of 293 million) experience hunger. Some families skip meals, eat too little, or go a whole day without food.
1 out of every 8 households in the United States has reduced the quality of their diet to utilize money elsewhere (rent, clothing, day care).
24.6 million people participate in the food stamp program (8.4 percent of U. S. population).
In 2004, requests for emergency food assistance increased 13 percent. Of those requesting emergency food assistance, 56 percent were members of families with children, and 34 percent of adults requesting assistance were employed.
7.7 percent of U.S. households (26.6 million people, including 10.3 million children - based on a U.S. population of 293 million) are at risk of hunger.
Hunger in the United States could be eliminated. Other countries with the same average per capita income have done so.
Of 1,000 Americans surveyed, 42% said they donated money to non-profit groups serving the poor, and 33% gave time to help the poor. (Barna Research Group) You are one of the 42% when you give to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal.
http://www.elca.org/hunger/facts/facts.html#united-states
DONATIONS TO HELP MAKE A DIFFERENT IN A CHILD'S LIFE..... We need to do so much more so that we can help those familes and children out there who are slowly dying from starving and we don't want to see a child to go though one day without food, so please have a heart by donation money to help the hungry children and families....Also, most schools has offer the student's parents to send a few canned foods to help the hungry families, so PLEASE make a different in a child's life....
Thank you ADers for taking the time to read this...May God bless you all!!
In the U. S., 12 million children are hungry.
In the developing world, 20 million low-birth weight babies are born each year. They are at risk for dying in infancy or suffering lifelong physical or cognitive disabilities.
In developing countries, 1 in 10 children dies before his or her fifth birthday. By comparison, in the U.S., 1 child in 165 dies before turning 5 years old.
3/4 of all deaths caused by malnutrition are children under the age of 5.
Each day in the developing world, 24,000 children die from hunger or preventable diseases such as diarrhea, acute respiratory infections or malaria. Malnutrition is associated with over half of those deaths. That is equal to nearly 17 children per minute.
Hungry children are more likely to be ill and absent from school.
Hungry children suffer from 2 to 4 times as many individual health problems, such as unwanted weight loss, fatigue, headaches, irritability, inability to concentrate and frequent colds, as low-income children whose families do not experience food shortages.
36.3 million people (including 13 million children) experience hunger or the risk of hunger This is roughly 12 percent of the 293 million people in the U.S. (July 2004 estimate - Source)
3.3 percent of U.S. households (9.6 million people, including 3 million children - based on a U.S. population of 293 million) experience hunger. Some families skip meals, eat too little, or go a whole day without food.
1 out of every 8 households in the United States has reduced the quality of their diet to utilize money elsewhere (rent, clothing, day care).
24.6 million people participate in the food stamp program (8.4 percent of U. S. population).
In 2004, requests for emergency food assistance increased 13 percent. Of those requesting emergency food assistance, 56 percent were members of families with children, and 34 percent of adults requesting assistance were employed.
7.7 percent of U.S. households (26.6 million people, including 10.3 million children - based on a U.S. population of 293 million) are at risk of hunger.
Hunger in the United States could be eliminated. Other countries with the same average per capita income have done so.
Of 1,000 Americans surveyed, 42% said they donated money to non-profit groups serving the poor, and 33% gave time to help the poor. (Barna Research Group) You are one of the 42% when you give to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal.
http://www.elca.org/hunger/facts/facts.html#united-states
DONATIONS TO HELP MAKE A DIFFERENT IN A CHILD'S LIFE..... We need to do so much more so that we can help those familes and children out there who are slowly dying from starving and we don't want to see a child to go though one day without food, so please have a heart by donation money to help the hungry children and families....Also, most schools has offer the student's parents to send a few canned foods to help the hungry families, so PLEASE make a different in a child's life....
Thank you ADers for taking the time to read this...May God bless you all!!
